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putrefy

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7 lettersPronunciation /ˈpjutɹəfaɪ/Part of speech verbSorted efprtuyStarts with PEnds with Y0 clues
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Definitions

  1. become putrid; decay with an offensive smell

Word origin

From Middle French putréfier.

Used in a sentence

  • In the Middle Ages, for instance, a recipe for sex stimulation required the putrefied flesh of a human corpse, together with both human and animal testes and ovaries, pimento, and alcohol.
  • to putrefy an ulcer or wound
  • Private suits do putrefy the public good.

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